Pack trip camping

One of the best camping trips I have ever had was a pack trip. We did this in the Sierra Nevada Mountains just north of Yosemite National Park at a place called Kennedy Meadows. After a home style breakfast, our group loaded up on horseback and rode for about three hours. We had a guide who also was our cook for the trip and a couple of others to help with the horses, mules and anything else we needed. All of the gear was packed on the mules and carried up for us. We arrived at a meadow and set up camp along a stream about half a mile from a small lake. We spent four days hiking and fishing and enjoying the beautiful setting. All of our meals were prepared for us, which was great. The horses were available for us to ride each day. If you enjoy the outdoors, I would definitely recommend a pack trip like this. I can't wait until our kids are all old enough to ride, so we can go as a family.

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Camping information

I have been camping for many years and this year decided to share some of my experiences on a website, with a focus on helping the less experienced camper get off to a good start. I can remember way back as a child when we would go on family camping trips and it seemed something always went wrong (at least that was my perspective at the time). But the more we camped, the fewer problems we had. Experience is truly a great teacher when it comes to camping. Now as an adult with children of my own, the same holds true, and the more problems you encounter, the better you are the next time out. So hopefully, some of that information can be used by others to make their first camping trip a good experience and something they will want to do again.

There are also some useful camping equipment pages and recommendations on the site and I am building a list of campsite reviews. So please check out the site at www.youcancamp.com and let me know what you think.